Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 16, 1991 TAG: 9102160325
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Floyd senior center Dale Marshall had 17 points to put him over 1,000 in his three-year varsity career. He has 1,005.
Floyd, which led by 20 in the third quarter, improved to 14-4 overall and 12-4 in the district. Giles is 5-11 and 5-11.
Eddie Adams and Brent Rampey led Giles with 22 points each, and Stacy Hutchinson had 15.
GILES COUNTY (67)
Wilburn 6, Hutchinson 15, Adams 22, Rampey 22, Stanford 2.
FLOYD COUNTY (75)
Sowers 4, Crawford 26, Thompson 3, Yntema 6, Via 7, Marshall 17, Hawley 1, Hilton 5, Light 6. Giles County 10171624-67 Floyd County 17202216-75 Three-point goals: Hutchinson, Crawford 2, Yntema 2, Via 2. JV: 44-39, Giles.
\ Bland 79 / Auburn 70
\ AUBURN - Patrick Smith had a big game as the Rockets clinched a tie for the Mountain Empire District regular-season title.
Smith made eight of 14 shots in the game and was 12-of-12 from the free-throw line - all in the second half - to finish with 31 points for Bland (14-2, 14-2). Jay Meadows had 12 and Travis Munsey 11.
Mike Foutz led the Eagles (6-12, 6-10) with 18 points, followed by Grady Phillips with 13 and Brian Sale 12.
BLAND (79)
Bird 3, Kegley 8, King 9, Meadows 12, Smith 31, Tickle 5, Munsey 11.
AUBURN (70)
Collins 6, Brunner 4, Chandler 8, Phillips 13, Barker 7, Huffman 2, Sale 12, Foutz 18. Bland 18152125-79 Auburn 1981726-70 Three-point goals: King, Meadows 3, Smith 3, Collins 2. JV: 45-40, Bland.
\ Gateway Christian 60 / Southall Christian 55
\ Gateway Christian started fast and made free throws down the stretch to protect a first-round victory in the Southwest Region of the Old Dominion Association of Church Schools.
The Crusaders (13-7) began the game with a 12-2 run and finished by making eight of 10 free throws in the final three minutes. Eighth-grader Matt Linkous led the way with 22 points and point guard Tim Henderson had 16, including 5-of-6 free-throw shooting in the fourth. Dan Osborne chipped in with 12.
Les Adams had a game-high 32 points for Southall, which had just four scorers.
Gateway will play in the championship game today against Stanleytown Baptist, which defeated Granite Christian 57-46 in Friday night's other game. Stanleytown and Gateway split in their two previous meetings this season.
The winner will represent the Southwest Region at the ODACS state tournament in Richmond.
SOUTHALL CHRISTIAN (55)
Chilton 9, Adams 32, George 5, Clark 9, Range 0.
GATEWAY CHRISTIAN (60)
Henderson 16, Arthur 2, Moore 6, Osborne 12, J. Linkous 2, M. Linkous 22. Southall Christian 2191222-55 Gateway Christian 12151320-60 Three-point goals: M. Linkous.
\ Buckingham County 61 / Jefferson Forest 58
\ FOREST - Albert Spradley scored 20 points as the Knights downed the Cavaliers in the Seminole District.
Terrance Dibble and Ron Swan each added 14 for Buckingham County (10-8, 10-8). Jason Crist led Jefferson Forest (8-10, 8-10) with 18 and Brian Jennings had 12.
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY (61)
Spradley 20, Swan 14, Dibble 14, Soloman 4, Toney 6, Lipscomb 3.
JEFFERSON FOREST (58)
Crist 18, Poindexter 8, Parker 2, Tyree 2, Johnson 4, Enslow 6, Bryant 4, Duncan 2, Jennings 12. Buckingham County 17181412-61 Jefferson Forest 14201410-58 Three-point goals: Dibble 3, Swan.
\ Nelson County 68 / Staunton River 56
\ MONETA - The Governors controlled the even quarters as they handed the Golden Eagles a Seminole District loss.
Nelson County (17-1, 17-1) outscored Staunton River by seven points in both the second and fourth quarter. Herbie Elcox had 24 points and Darnell Briggs and Troy Brown 14 each for Nelson.
Brian Johnson led all scorers with 27 points for the Golden Eagles (5-12, 5-12). Brian Woodford had 11 and Keith Childress 10. NELSON COUNTY (68)
Mansfield 6, Carter 8, Briggs 14, Brown 14, Elcox 24, Giles 2.
STAUNTON RIVER (56)
Johnson 27, Woodford 11, Witt 5, Smith 2, Harris 1, Childress 10. Nelson County 13221320-68
Staunton River 15151313-56 Three-point goals: Briggs 2, Elcox, Witt. JV: 44-41, Nelson County.
\ Marion 67 / Virginia High 65
\ BRISTOL - The Scarlet Hurricane clinched a tie for the Highlands District title with a come-from-behind victory.
David Keith had 18 points and Shannon Archer 13 for Marion (16-2, 8-1). The Scarlet Hurricane outscored the Bearcats 24-14 in the fourth quarter to earn the victory.
Virginia High (6-10, 2-7) got a game-high 24 points from Robbie Howard.
MARION (67)
Henson 3, Winters 6, Hunt 2, Keith 18, Hungate 9, Archer 13, Null 8, Boothe 3, Gates 5.
VIRGINIA HIGH (65)
Stevens 11, Sensabaugh 13, Statzer 5, Howard 24, Leonard 4, Hughes 4, Matthews 4. Marion 14181124-67 Virginia High 23161214-65 Three-point goals: Stevens 3, Sensabaugh, Howard 2.
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